Space Solar TPM: Lead Mission-Critical Programs

Airbus Ventures; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision coverage

14+ vacation days + holidays

401K with employer match

Job summary

Solestial is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to lead customer programs end-to-end, from pre‑award planning to closeout. You will translate requirements into system concepts, manage schedules, risks, and reviews, and coordinate with engineering, operations, production, and business development.

You will also contribute to proposals and roadmap alignment with product plans. You will work on cutting‑edge solar module design and ensure timely delivery to customers while meeting

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a technical field.
• 5+ years of relevant experience as a Program Manager or Systems Engineer in the aerospace industry.
• Ability to communicate technical material clearly and professionally.
• Ability to represent the company professionally to external parties.
• Proficiency with developing schedules, managing dependencies, and identifying opportunities and risks.
• Experience with satellite electrical systems and solar arrays or photovoltaic technology.
• Familiarity with common solar cell technologies and qualification procedures.
• Experience using AutoCAD or similar design software.

Responsibilities

• Directly manage accounts within the business portfolio regularly interfacing with customers through the entire program lifecycle including pre‑award efforts and project closeout.
• Regularly communicate with customers providing technical overviews and programmatic updates on progress across engineering & development, schedule execution, risk and mitigation status, production progress, and other key program health indicators.
• Perform system level trades and electrical power analysis to create initial design concepts devised from customer provided driving requirements and objectives.
• Develop customer specific designs throughout the program lifecycle managing requirements and engineering tasks by working directly with the technology development and production teams.
• Plan, coordinate, and collaboratively work with the operations team providing inputs to strategic planning such as milestones and key dates, critical schedule and technical dependencies, and mission specific requirements.
• Contribute to proposal development by providing inputs such as engineering and programmatic scope descriptions, cost estimates for non‑recurring and recurring deliverables or tasks, and schedule estimations as an output of detailed planning with stakeholders.
• Regularly provide upward status to internal company leadership regarding overall program health, risk status, and schedule progress and updates.
• Lead coordination and execution of major technical reviews such as PDR/CDR including manufacturing and test readiness reviews externally with customers and among internal stakeholders.
• Assist Business Development and support the sales team in business capture through reviewing and providing programmatic and technical content for SOWs, grants, proposals, and competitive technical solutions.
• Consistently execute established program management processes ensuring strong follow‑through across stakeholders and identify opportunities to improve existing workflows or develop and implement new processes where needed.

Skills

Program management

Systems engineering

Communication

External representation

Scheduling & dependency management

Satellite electrical systems

Solar PV tech

AutoCAD

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a technical field

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

Solestial is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to lead customer programs end-to-end, from pre‑award planning to closeout. You will translate requirements into system concepts, manage schedules, risks, and reviews, and coordinate with engineering, operations, production, and business development.

You will also contribute to proposals and roadmap alignment with product plans. You will work on cutting‑edge solar module design and ensure timely delivery to customers while meeting